Ongoing

• Exhibitions: National Museum of Arts (MNAR) 49-53 Calea Victoriei. Grigorescu: ‘Painter of Nature’: Last chance to see signature pastoral artist. ‘Discovering Landscapes’: the beginning of Romanian Modernity
• Exhibitions: National Museum of Contemporary Arts (MNAC). Parliament Palace, Wing E4, Entry through 13 Calea Septembrie. ‘Animations/Fictions’. Works from the collection of the Fond National d’Art Contemporain, Paris ‘CO2 Brussels to Infinity’ Belgian capital through the lens of 21 international artists. Until 20 March
• Exhibitions: Museum of the Romanian Peasant 3 Soseaua Kiseleff. ‘Podoabe: Olten-Olt-Oltenia’. Romanian and Swiss Jewellery exhibition Exhibitions: Natural History Museum ‘Grigore Antipa’; 1 Soseaua Kiseleff. ‘Patagonian Monsters: dinosaurs from Argentina’ Multimedia exhibition including dead lizard bones

Monday 3

• Bulgaria National Day
• Song recital: Oana Andra, Yellow Foyer, National Opera Bucharest (ONB), 70-72 Mihail Kogalniceanu, 18:30 hrs
  

Tuesday 4

• Song recital: Irina Iordachescu, Yellow Foyer, ONB, 18:30 hrs.
• Spectacle: Stories and music by Bach: ‘My husband, Mr Bach’. Sala Mica, Romanian Atheneaum, Str Benjamin Franklin, 19:00 hrs

Wednesday 5

• Exposition: ConstructExpo, construction materials, Romexpo, 65-67 Blvd Marasti. Until 9 March
• Exposition: Romtherm, heating, air-conditioning and cooling systems, Romexpo. Until 9 March
• Spectacle: Yamato: The Drummers of Japan, Sala Polivalenta, 19:00 hrs
  Ballet: Razvan Mazilu ‘Dance Energy’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Thursday 6

• Concert: Haydn ‘The Seasons’, Romanian Atheneaum, 19:00 hrs. And on Friday 7

Friday 7

• Flamenco spectacle: Joaquin Cortes, Sala Palatului, 20:00 hrs
• Opera: Puccini ‘Madame Butterfly’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Saturday 8

• Latino concert: Tony River and Loco Boys, Sala Palatului, Str Ion Campineanu 19:00 hrs
• Opera: Bizet ‘Carmen’, ONB, 18:30 hrs
• Concert: Beethoven ‘Sonata for piano and violin’, Romanian Atheneaum, 19:00 hrs

Sunday 9

• Dance spectacle: Harem, Sala Palatului, 19:00hrs
• Opera: Verdi ‘La Traviata’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Tuesday 11

• Song recital: Homage to Puccini, ONB, 18:30 hrs
• Vocal recital: Lovesongs including Poulenc, Delibes, Tchiakovsky. Liana Podlovschi (soprano), Romanian Atheneaum, 19:00 hrs

Wednesday 12

• Opera: Lehar ‘The Merry Widow’, ONB, 18:30 hrs
• Concert: Beethoven ‘Sonata for piano and violin’, Romanian Atheneaum, 19:00 hrs

Thursday 13

• Opera: Leo ‘Decebalo’, ONB, 18:30 hrs
• Concert: Homage to Messiaen, plus works by Mozart and Paul Dukas. Alan Paris (conductor), Romanian Atheneaum, 19:00 hrs. And on Friday 14

Friday 14

• Opera: Gounod ‘Faust’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Saturday 15

• Exposition: Motorcycles, accessories and equipment plus tuning, styling and car audio fair, Romexpo until 16 March
• Opera: Rossini ‘The Barber of Seville’, ONB, 18:30 hrs
• Concert: Beethoven ‘Sonata for piano and violin’, Romanian Atheneaum, 19:00 hrs

Sunday 16

• Opera: Verdi ‘Simon Boccanegra’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Monday 17

• Ireland St. Patrick’s Day

Tuesday 18

• Opera: ‘Dido and Aeneas’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Wednesday 19

• Opera: ‘Dido and Aeneas’, ONB, 18:30 hrs
• Real estate fair: Timon Developers Fair, World Trade Center Bucuresti, Piata Montreal. Until 23 March

Thursday 20

• Tunisia Proclamation of Independence (1956)
• Gala Greek Business Awards, JW Marriott Hotel, Calea 13 Septembrie, 20:00 hrs. By invitation only
• Song recital: Wagner ‘Wesendonk Lieder’, Orff ‘Carmina Burana’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Friday 21

• Opera: Verdi ‘La Traviata’, ONB, 18:30 hrs
• DJ set: Jazzanova, Jurgen von Knoblauch (Berlin), Fabrica, 50 Str 11 Iunie

Saturday 22

• Concert: Twelve Irish Tenors mix arias and pop songs, Sala Palatului, 19:00hrs
• Opera: Verdi ‘Il Trovatore’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Sunday 23

• Pakistan Day
• Ballet: Swan Lake, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Sala Palatului, 20:00hrs. And on 24 March
• Ballet: Livia Teodorescu Ciocanea ‘The Scarlet and the Black’, ONB, 18:30 hrs
• Concert: Enescu, Sibelius, Richard Strauss, Romanian Atheneaum, 19:00 hrs

Tuesday 25

• Greece Independence Day (1821)

Thursday 27

• Exposition: Exposport, sporting and amusement equipment, Romexpo. Until 30 March
• Exposition: Tourism Fair, Romexpo.
  Until 30 March

Friday 28

• Concert: Verdi ‘Requiem’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Saturday 29

• Concert: Verdi ‘Requiem’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Sunday 30

• Opera: Saint-Saens ‘Samson and Delilah’, ONB, 18:30 hrs

Monday 31

• Ballet: Swan Lake, National Opera Kiev, National Theatre Ion Caragiale, 19:00 hrs